6.KG2-Newsletter-week 6

DUNES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Volume 4, Issue 1 ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020 01– 05 September 2019 SNEAK PEEK Reminder: Glimpse of this week  Registration for admissions to the next academic session 2020-21 has been started. Par- ents can apply online through our school website. for their wards .  Students should wear id card everyday and come in a neat and complete uniform, with a proper hair and nail trim.  Enroll yourself for the literary fest competitions .  Grandparents are invited to school on the occasion of Grand parent’s Day. 1

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Snap Shot An icebreaker is a facilitation exercise intended to help members of a group begin the process of forming themselves into a team. Icebreakers are commonly presented as a game to \"warm up\" the group by helping the members to get to know each other. It’s a great way to boost morale. 3

Snap Shot All About My Summer Ice breaker activity Team building games typically require partici- pants to work closely together to attain a desired result. Kids learn how to communicate, articulate their ideas and compromise with others during the course of a group game. 4

Wild Life Day -Love= Protection On this occasion of ‘Wild Life’ day, a virtual zoo has been organized by the Dunites inside the classroom to give awareness on wild life’s protection. As instructed, students were enthusiastically bought varieties of animal models. According to the animal habitat they arranged the animals and designed their own virtual zoo using popsicle sticks, clay, sand, blocks. It helps them to learn the fascinating facts about various animals and their habitat by asking interactive questions. They involved interestingly and enjoyed the day. 5

Swimming Strokes Swimming is not only enjoyable, but it pro- vides a multitude of physical and mental benefits. It allows your child to develop water safety and survival skills, builds strength, muscle tone and assists with bal- ance and coordination. Young students practicing swimming. 6

English Blending Blends Blending Sounds: Phonics blending (also known as visu- al blending) is the ability to string together the sounds that each letter stands for in a word. ... When they perform oral or auditory blending activities, they work with spoken words. Oral blending activities work well as warm-ups at the begin- ning of a phonics lesson. Students focus on Jolly phonic blend lesson, eventually it will help them to read and become a life long leaners. 7

Mathematics Let’s Revise Counting numbers improves the child's counting skills. Through hand on activities students will learn to find the before, after and between numbers in math. Number counting is the basic math skill that will help your child to recognize the order of the numbers. 8

Science Transportation Kindergarten students love activities that in- clude creating and playing with all types of transportation theme items including vehicles such as cars, trucks, airplanes and more. This topic is part of their everyday lives. They drive or walk to school, have seen or ridden on a bus or taken an airplane to go on vacation. Lots to speak on, developing communication skills. 9

Arabic Alphabets Arabic is a beautiful language spoken in may countries in the middle east. Young Dunites practiced letter writing and modelled letters by using clay. 10

Library Jolly phonic reading books Reading is one of the most fundamental skills a child needs to learn to succeed in life. Developing good reading habits is vital to our child's future not just academically, but in everyday life as well. ... Reading allows for exposure to words and phrases that you might not use as part of normal speech. 11

Physical Education Play allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination, dexterity, and physical, cogni- tive, and emotional strength. Play is important to healthy brain development. It is through play that children at a very early age engage and interact in the world around them. Students devel- oping Gross motor skills in designated KG soft play area. 12

Year of Tolerance Councilor’s Desk The 'Year of Tolerance' will be an exten- Giving kids happy, healthy childhoods could set them sion of the 'Year of Zayed,' which enjoins up for success in life. Raising happy kids isn’t about UAE society to imbibe the values and prin- giving them momentary pleasure or immediate grati- ciples espoused by the country's founding fication. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Happy kids father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al have a skill set that allows them to enjoy long-term Nahyan. The same values are essential to happiness in life. They’re able to pass up instant building societies that celebrate differ- gratification in an effort to reach their goals. ences, establish dialogues, and build genu- ine models that promote global tolerance. Help your kids develop these skills by adopting healthy, lifelong habits. The 'Year of Tolerance' is a celebration of the UAE's progress over the years and con- Regards tinuing efforts to become a nation of toler- ance, co-existence, and openness to cul- Sadhna tures different from its own. These are val- ues pivotal to its prosperity. What Next…..(Show and Tell) 08.09.19—Grand parent’s Day 08.09.19– Literary Fest Prelim round begins 12.09.19– Mud kitchen inauguration Creativity corner Dear parent , Kindly share any of the following work to be published in the weekly newsletter.  Students to share their Art/Craft.  Any students achievement apart from the school Intra section competitions.  healthy breakfast recipe. 13